Chromium-What Is It?

Chromium is the open source web browser project from which Google Chrome draws its source code.The browsers share the majority of code and features, though there are some minor differences.3.

The Chromium Project takes its name from the element chromium, the metal from which chrome is made. Google's intention, as expressed in the developer documentation, was that Chromium would be the name of the open source project and that the final product name would be Chrome. However, other developers have taken the Chromium code and released versions under the Chromium name and these are listed at community builds.

One of the major aims of the project is for Chrome to be a tabbed window manager, or shell for the web, as opposed to it being a traditional browser application. The application is designed to have a minimalist user interface. The developers state that it "should feel lightweight (cognitively and physically) and fast".


Chromium is the name given to the open source project and the browser source code released and maintained by the Chromium Project.It is possible to download the source code and build it manually on many platforms. Google takes this source code and adds:
Integrated Flash Player
Built-in PDF viewer
Built-in print preview and print system
The Google name and a different logo
An auto-update system called GoogleUpdate
An opt-in option for users to send Google their usage statistics and crash reports
RLZ tracking when Chrome is downloaded as part of marketing promotions and distribution partnerships. This transmits information in encoded form to Google, e.g., when and from where Chrome has been downloaded. In June 2010, Google confirmed that the RLZ tracking token is not present in versions of Chrome downloaded from the Google website directly or in any version of Chromium. The RLZ source code was also made open source at the same time so that developers can confirm what it is and how it works.
By default, Chromium only supports Vorbis, Theora and WebM codecs for the HTML5 audio and video tags; whereas Google Chrome supports these, plus AAC and MP3. On 11 January 2011, the Chrome Product manager, Mike Jazayeri, announced that Chrome will no longer support the H.264 video format for its HTML5 player, equally as Chromium does not.As of August 2015, however, Chrome still supports H.264. Certain Linux distributions may add support for other codecs to their customized versions of Chromium.

Chromium is officially ported to run on Android (4.0 and later), Chrome OS, Linux, Mac OS X (Intel only) and Windows.[78] As of 2015, 32-bit and 64-bit Linux builds are possible, with only 32-bit builds possible for Mac OS X and Windows.[79]
Chromium is available for Windows, Mac and Linux 32-bit directly.[80]

Sony Xperia Odin C650X Leaks

An alleged live photo of Sony Xperia C650X Odin has emerged, thus giving us a glimpse of Sony's upcoming Android powerhouse. The device has previously made an appearance in a leaked user agent profile.


The purported photo of the device doesn’t reveal much almost frameless, rumored 5" 1080p display, tucked in what appears to be a metal-clad body. The rest of the handset's alleged specifications include quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset and 2GB of RAM.Rumor has it that the Sony Xperia C650X Odin will likely break cover during CES 2013 in Las Vegas this coming January

How To Make FireFox Faster

Firefox is an excellent browser and is one of my favourites.Besides,the huge number of add ons that it provides with makes it more special.However,the add ons can also have a negative impact and can hamper the actual speed of the browser .So here are a few tricks to increase browsing speed in firefox.

FireFox

1.Flash Block

If you want you can also block flash as flash is “just evil”. Just install the FlashBlock extension. And if there is any flash that you anyway want to see just click the button and it will start.

Then, restart Firefox and experience how much faster it is.

2.Remove Unused Extensions

Extensions can leak memory and have a negative effect on the performance of Firefox.

• Uninstall extensions you are not using.
• Check the list of problematic extensions and either uninstall or disable while not in use.
• Extensions should also be disabled while not in use.

3.Increase Cache Size

I should have given this at the top since this greatly decreases loading time of webpages.Believe me,I know this because I myself have a low speed connection and this tip is the most effective.

As you browse the web so Firefox stores site images and scripts in a local memory cache, where they can be speedily retrieved if you revisit the same page. If you have plenty of RAM (2 GB of more), leave Firefox running all the time and regularly return to pages then you can improve performance by increasing this cache size. Type about:config and press [Enter], then right-click anywhere in the window and select New > Integer. Type browser.cache.memory.capacity, click OK, enter 65536 and click OK, then restart your browser to get the new, larger cache.

4.Data Compression

If you have a low speed data connection like me I am pretty sure that you often get frustrated about staring at white space while your webpage is loading .Well don't worry at all.Install toonel.net (toonel.net) and this clever Java applet will re-route your web traffic through its own server, compressing it at the same time, so there's much less to download. And it can even compress JPEGs by allowing you to reduce their quality. This all helps to cut your data transfer, useful if you're on a limited 1 GB-per-month account, and can at best double your browsing performance.

5.Install TraceMonkey

TraceMonkey is a new Firefox feature that converts slow Javascript into super-speedy x86 code, and so lets it run some functions anything up to 20 times faster than the current version. It's still buggy so isn't available in the regular Firefox download yet, but if you're willing to risk the odd crash or two then there's an easy way to try it out.

Install the latest nightly build (ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/), launch it, type about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Type JIT in the filter box, then double-click javascript.options.jit.chrome and javascript.options.jit.content to change their values to true, and that's it - you're running the fastest Firefox Javascript engine ever.

6.Enable Pipelining

Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return.

Look for “network.http.keep-alive”. If it’s false, double-click that line and to change it to true.

Make sure “network.http.version” is set to “1.1″.

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Look for “network.http.pipelining”. If it’s false, double-click that line and change it to true.

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to 8 by double-clicking it. This means it will make 8 requests at once. There is no point setting it higher then 8 as it is capped at 8 max. The default value for this setting is 4.

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

We begin to look all starry eyed at the Walkman telephones, when the W700i was started, course over in 2006. Estimated at Rs. 15,000, it was one of the most sultry offering telephones, back then, in addition to the W810i. An exceptional six years have passed and now the Walkman progression has returned with Android ready. Does this sequel spell progress for Sony Ericsson, or does the Walkman mark blur into the obscurity? How about we discover. 

Outline and Construct Value 

The Live with Walkman comes dressed in a delicate white colour with sparkling silver catches in the sides and a spendid orange Walkman logo. It's extensively comparative in looks to the Xperia Smaller than usual and has a comparable foot shaped impression to the Xperia Engaged, which we inspected previous. 

The top comprises of the Walkman bind (for snappy access to music), a 3.5mm jack, the Walkman light and the force ON catch. The right comprises of the volume rocker bind and a committed picture clicker catch, while the microUSB connector is placed on the abandoned. The telephone is altogether minor and, while we ordinarily don’t grumble about port positions, we’ll need to specify that we didn’t similar to the ‘bang in the centre’ space position for the charger. This indicates that when you’re charging the telephone, there's practically nothing you can truly do on the miniscule 3.2-creep screen. Anyway, that would be simply a private rage. 

Proceeding onward with the plan, the telephone accompanies a VGA front camera, the vicinity sensor, a surrounding light sensor and the warning Advanced. An additional minor inquiry regarding the objective-Wouldn’t it be imperative to club the warning Headed and the Walkman Headed into one? That way you’d have a to a limited extent greater and cooler notice light. The SIM card and microSD card are found underneath the 1200mAh electric storage device, so there's no sweltering swapping good to go. 

The Live has an overwhelmingly plastic suspension, but it doesn’t look affordable in any method, if you’ll contrast it with likewise valued handsets. The back and menu catches are capacitive whilst the home screen bind is a physical one. They’re all illuminated, so if you’re a novice with Android, you’re not set up to lose your direction in the dim. Every last trace of the catches have the right sum of criticism and feel to them. The telephone may be to a limited extent small, but it fits cozily into the hand and its got a weight of 115 grams, so its light besides. In terms of configuration and fabricate, the Live with Walkman is most likely up there in opposition to handsets in the same value class.

Offers and Display Interface 

The Walkman telephone is fueled by a 1GHz Scorpion processor and an Adreno 205 GPU, on top of Gingerbread 2.3.4. Wow, and before we neglect, this one is determined to get frozen custard Sandwich quite soon, so its fate proofed moreover. The showcase has a determination of 320 x 480 pixels and however it may not be similar to the vivid, Clearblack, or AMOLED screens, its brilliant enough for private review. The four corner interface with the Timescape UI that we saw on the Dynamic, makes a comeback with the Live. 

Provided that you’re unfamiliar with the interface then here's a fast, short recap. The four corners of the screen permit you to expect shortcuts to remember requisitions. Upto four requisitions could be set within every bend. It's flawlessly pressed and doesn’t pack your homescreen. Timescape UI likewise connotes some totally decent interpersonal interactions combination onto one food. There's underpin for call and wires through the Timescape widget too. 

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini

The littlest Android telephone takes the X10 in a unique heading 

UPDATE: Sony Ericsson has as of late upgraded its X-extent of Android telephones to Android 2.1, so we've returned to our X10 Small scale audit now we have the newfangled (ish) Android 2.1 on it. 

It appears a little odd to be evaluating Android 2.1 as it would be if its a newfangled discharge when we look for Android telephones to touch base with 2.2 or higher in present modern times, but its still a welcome redesign for Sony Ericsson's minor small telephone. Plainly the fittings is still the same – click through to the later pages to peruse regarding the programming improvements now on proposition in the 2.1 upgrade. 

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Little may as well be nothing more than a contracted form of the Xperia X10 – but truly its an entire revamped telephone that gives Android a complete makeover.  Goodness yes, its humble. Sony Ericsson isn't clowning when it declares the Xperia X10 Scaled down is the same size as a plastic money. Evidently its a ton thicker, but the on the whole size and weight of the super-modest Android telephone is about proportional to a bundle of Swan matches. It's modest. 

The outer surface is smooth with just several binds on the appearance of the telephone – Menu, Home and Back – and there's no D-cushion or joystick whatsoever here. 

• The combo screen bolt and power bind is on the top edge, with a volume up/down toggle and devoted zoom lens bind on the right-hand side. 
• On the base edge sits a 3.5mm headphone jack and the micro-USB connector, which needs a sharp, unbitten fingernail to pull open the small elastic plug that stops pocket lighten advance. It's a straightforward layout. 
• Folks who are apprehensive about catches won't spot the X10 Small scale a terrorizing interaction. 
• Within the crate of this unlocked form coordinate from Sony Ericsson sat the telephone, a 2GB microSD card, a micro-USB connector, headphones with inline delay bind and five interchange-colour snap-on back boards. 
• Supplied colours will differ relying on who you purchase yours from, as the team's repaired a few selective bargains for grouping diverse colour cases with the system. 

At the same time there's no electric cell in the crate – that would be forever altered within the telephone. You're not ready to swap it yourself, as its bolted within the center of the handset beneath a few layers of circuit sheets, behind these amusing star-shaped screws. 

It's exceptionally light and may perhaps do with feeling a little heavier, if just so it doesn't victory of your hand in a breeze. Anyhow for a telephone so reasonable – as of now trying for around £140 on PAYG bargains – the X10 Scaled down has an amazingly elevated-class feel about it. 

Nonetheless, with the preferences of the Samsung Cosmic system Pro and Samsung World Little shaking up to the ease Android scene, it may not be enough in today's edified Android experience. 

Sony Ericsson W8

Sony Ericsson affirms W8 Walkman telephone 

Sony Ericsson includes the Android-controlled W8 Walkman smartphone to its notorious music handset lineup. 

Utilizing simply a post on its Net destination, Sony Ericsson unceremoniously revealed its afterward Android-fueled telephone today, the W8 Walkman. Looking almost indistinguishable to final summer's Xperia X8, the smartphone offers a 3-creep touch screen, a 3.2-megapixel zoom lens, and a 600MHz processor. 

The W8 Walkman runs Android 2.1 with Sony Ericsson's exception Timescape UI so it may as well have the ability to run most recreations and requisitions. Virtually vague from the Xperia X8, both accord Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth back moreover. I may look for applications revolved around music and media playback, but the Sony Ericsson online journal says newfangled or animating. 

At first, the W8 Walkman telephone can be offered in Asia-Pacific businesses in several shade alternatives: Sky Blue, Metallic Red, and Famous Orange. As of this time there are no evidences that we'll see this telephone at a U.S. bearer. 

Google Following Yahoo!?

After witnessing a data leak releasing Google's earnings, one analyst is hypothesizing that Google could find itself scraping to remain relevant in search engine dominance.
The primary reason, being cited by Eric Jackson of Ironfire, is the reported sharp decline in Google’s cost-per-click (CPC) revenue, which was down 15%, even in the face of increased ad sales. Jackson believes that if CPC revenues continue to decline, it will be a precursor to decreased ad sales as more and more people switch to performing searches on mobile devices.

This is in line with other observations that desktop sourced searches noted their first decline.  Mobile ads are not as popular with advertisers, despite lower cost, because the ads are not as prominently displayed as can be done with a desktop. With a continued trend of a decline in desktop searches and a rise in mobile searches, Google faces a continued decline in CPC. That opens the door for other players to offer news ways for consumers to search. Jackson thinks that Apple may emerge as a contender in this realm.

Does that place Google on a similar path that Yahoo! followed? Specifically within the space of “desktop searching,” it is certainly possible. Is Google at risk of becoming like Yahoo! is today? Not really. Google and Yahoo! are similar in so many ways, yet the way Google is innovating and advancing its services is a wholesale departure from the avenues that Yahoo! took. Where Eric Jackson is focusing on desktop search and the revenue from CPC, he may be overlooking how Google is now positioned with its wide array of products, including the Android operating system. That alone puts quite a bit of leverage on Google’s side when it comes to advancing new advertising and marketing. We have already seen subtle shifts that began with Google’s revised privacy policy across all its services and platforms.

So, while technology may one day change the landscape where we may no longer say, “Let me Google that for you.” We have no doubt that Google will remain highly relevant in the search space.